2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 113,581 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 501 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,513 and $23,659 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and corrections programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Portland State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#2

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Oregon State College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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